Your Attention, Please
I was introduced once at an awards ceremony as "one of the three geniuses in this organization." I asked my introducer what was going on with that phrase after my acceptance. He told me, "Everyone in that audience was thinking,
The Best Person to Trust
The greatest contributor to low self-esteem that I've observed is the lack of trust in one's own judgment. This is why people tend to be swayed so easily by normative pressure. For example, you listen to a mediocre speech, yet
Episode 116: Financial CYA
How banks disregard the customer and why they should be run like hospitality organizations. It's financial "cover-your-ass" we're talking about this week, and to be clear, the "ass" being covered is the bank's.
Happy New Year
Happy New Year! I wish you health, wisdom, and prosperity.
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 12/30/2019
Don Imus died a couple of days ago, aged 79. Imus was the first “shock jock,” before Howard Stern, for whom the adjective “irascible” was apparently created. He was often profane, homophobic, racist, and sexist. He was fired and suspended
The Choice Is Yours
As we approach a new year, will you act with a scarcity mindset or an abundance mindset? Will you try to conserve and avoid risk, or invest and accept prudent risks? Will you maintain the status quo or innovate? The only
Standing Room Only
We visited the new and impressive Hudson Yards in New York City last evening. The shopping is incredible, there is a surfeit of outstanding dining, a rather bizarre piece of art (The Vessel), and you can live, work, and spend
Ain’t Too Proud
There has arisen a variety of entertainment on Broadway called "jukebox musicals" because they're usually about a singer or a singing group and feature an evening filled with song or dance and a brief story line. Perhaps the most famous